gallán

Irish

Alternative forms

• gall

Etymology

From gall +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈɡal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal̪ˠaːnˠ/, /ˈɡal̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/
• Homophone: galán (Munster, many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

Noun

gallán m (genitive singular galláin, nominative plural galláin)

1. standing stone, pillar-stone; (archaeology) menhir

   Synonym: cloch seasaimh

2. stiff, erect, person
3. warty growth (in cattle)

Declension

Declension of gallán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gallán galláin Vocative a ghalláin a ghallána Genitive galláin gallán Dative gallán galláin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gallán na galláin Genitive an ghalláin na ngallán Dative leis an ngallán don ghallán leis na galláin

Derived terms

• gallán greanchair (“coltsfoot”)
• gallán mór (“butterbur”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gallán	ghallán	ngallán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gallán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gallán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024